Improvement in gang-flow



N ainrtrdtaiw l GEORGE SEIBEHRT ANDY JOHN SEIBERT, OE ASHLEY, ILLINOIS;

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The' Schedule referred toin these Letters Patent and making partv of the same.

To all 'Iulwm it mayconcern Beit known thatwe, GEORGE SEIBERT and J OHN SEIBEET,v of Ashley,-inthe county of Washington, and` State of Illinois, have invented a new and valuable Improvement in Gang-Flows; and weA do hereby declare thatthe 'following `is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had tothe annexed drawings making a part of this specitication, and to the letters and iiguresof reference marked thereon.

igure l of the drawings is a top view of our-device; an

' Figure 2 is a side view of the same.

Our invention has relation to the manufacture of l y plows, and it consists mainly in the construction and arrangement of novel means' for regulating track of the plows and the depth of furrow to be cut.

,Thev letter A of the drawings represents the main beam,and letter B the axle of a two-wheeled carriage.

Underneath these devices the gang of plows is swung, and operated as hereinafter mentioned, or a single plow I may vbe attached thereto at will. i

The letters Gand D are beams to which the plows are attached, as shown onl lig. 2, the frontend of beam D being connectedwithfbeam A bya chain, bolt, and screw, as shown at E on said figure, theoee of which y is to enable the operator to raise or lower'the beam O by turning thenut on said threaded bolt.

The letter E" is a staple attached to the beam A, as shown, and made adjustable therein by means of holes and'bolt', as shown at a. i

This staple Iis formed of two pieces of iron, duplicate irl-sizel and form, and placedroneon each side of the beam A, and extending downwards, as shown on iig. 2.

To the lower endsjof' these bars, thus formingthe staple F, we aliix 'the staple G by bolting the two firmly together as represented.l

The rear end' of staple G is pivoted to anches o,

which extend downward from the'p'low-beam, as shown v at'the point d.

The letter is a draught-hook attached to thefront vend of staple G.

The letters u are braces, extending Vfrom the axle td the staple F.

To the bolt in` the rear that passe-s through and.

unites the beams O and D,iwe attach a small pivoted arm, v, and to the upper end of this arm is alixed the rod r, theiupper end of which is perforated with holes to receive the pin that unites it to the lower end or shank of elbow-lever y.

The arrangement and combination of these last- 'named devices enable the operator to raise or lower the plows at will. Y On the lower side of the carriage-axle, at the point indicated, we affix a hook, marked It on the drawings, and upon the upper surface of beams O and D we attach the perforated bar n.

This last-named hook and bar enable the operator to adjust the position of the plows, and regulate their A track landward or otherwise, as he may desire.

What we claim as our invention, and desireto secure by Letters'Patent,.is-. i y 1. The staples F and G, when arranged and operating substantially as and for the purposes described. 2. The hook h and perforated bar n, when combined with the plow herein'described, and operating asand for the purposes mentioned.

In .testimony that we claim the above, we have hereunto subscribed our names, in the presence' of two witnesses.

GEORGE -SEIBERT. JOHN SIMBEBJI` .Witnessesz g y J oHN H, FERGUSON, ADAM HOEFLE. 

